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What to Write Next

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 12, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Write what you love to come upon. —Anne Lamott 

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Entertainment and Connection

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on May 11, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“Your fans, the ones that exist and the ones you have yet to make, will appreciate that what they get from you is from you. That’s what people mostly want from art: Entertainment and connection. You will always be able to do that better than ‘Al.’” — John Scalzi

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Meaning and Purpose

Posted in Other, tagged , , , on May 10, 2026| Leave a Comment »

The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away. — Pablo Picasso (attr.)

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Write Your Own Rules

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on May 9, 2026| Leave a Comment »

It’s understandable that a lot of beginners at any art want rules for how to do it. But there comes a time when one has to make one’s own choices about how one’s art is structured, how it’s executed, what you want it to do. There is no rulebook that will help you with that, you just have to step up and decide. That’s scary! But there’s no getting around it. — Ann Leckie

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Finishing School

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on May 7, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I have decided that it is time for me to go to finishing school. Not the kind that includes (I assume) lessons in how to curtsy, choose wine for a meal, or keep feuding families from disrupting a wedding.

The kind that helps me tackle the unfinished projects that have been piling up around me. 

Perhaps you have this issue too? Fortunately, there is very real joy in crossing things off a list and I intend to dive right in. 

I’ll be tackling some writing, some baking, and a bit of art, as well as some house and life maintenance. 

And who knows, I might even learn how to curtsy.

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Fishing In a Sea of Possibility

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , on May 6, 2026| Leave a Comment »

Don’t overthink it, do something, and repeat. — Arnold Schwarzenegger

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Keep Creating

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , on April 29, 2026| Leave a Comment »

I think I need to start getting up earlier so I have time to do everything on my list. But I didn’t and I don’t, so today, another quote and a pretty picture!

Picasso created more than 50,000 works of art.

How many are considered masterpieces that we still admire today?

About a 100.

Less than 1% of his creations are still relevant.

Stop trying to be perfect.

It’s a numbers game.

Start creating.

Be courageous enough to share.

— Ryan Stephens

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Add Your Own Twist

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , on April 28, 2026| Leave a Comment »

If you’ve seen it before, don’t do it again. — Shonda Rhimes

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Spill Over

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on April 27, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“Joy is what made our species survive in the first place. If we’re rewarded, reinforced by it, then we continue doing it. We spill over. We become contagious. We get others on board.” — Jiaying Zhao

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That Felt Sense

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on April 25, 2026| Leave a Comment »

“A good editor brings accumulated taste, emotional response, and a felt sense of what’s working — and that felt sense is genuinely different from the pattern recognition that I do.” — Claude AI, as quoted by Tony Schwartz, when asked why the AI’s editorial feedback was not as useful as a human editor’s (and why the AI spent so much time straight up sucking up to the author in ways that were not only unhelpful but actively counterproductive)

Just one more reason why having a body is a good thing. To me, a well-written story feels like standing in a stream where all the water is flowing in the right direction.

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